Egypt
Margaret A. Murray
Sidgwick; Jackson
London
1977 Reprint
ISBN: 0 283 97892 9
This sixty year old book is hopefully just what I needed to forget the last book I read, though the chronology is off with dates of the Middle Kingdom as an example being more than a thousand years older than we currently believe, who cares when the read is good. This book is by no means an easy read it is a classic text book and though only 233 pages long is at times a deep and intense read.
I would not recommend this book for the average reader it is best suited for students of Egyptology who need to know as much as possible on the subject. Miss Murray's knowledge makes the most complicated of subjects , like Egypt's Gods and Goddess' understandable and interesting though I must make the point again that this book is no bedtime story and it is at times work to get through.
I am glad I have finally read this book I can now use it as reference and not have to read it back to front again.
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Egypt
The Splendour That Was Egypt
Margaret A. Murray
Sidgwick; Jackson
London
1977 Reprint
ISBN: 0 283 97892 9
This sixty year old book is hopefully just what I needed to forget the last book I read, though the chronology is off with dates of the Middle Kingdom as an example being more than a thousand years older than we currently believe, who cares when the read is good. This book is by no means an easy read it is a classic text book and though only 233 pages long is at times a deep and intense read.
I would not recommend this book for the average reader it is best suited for students of Egyptology who need to know as much as possible on the subject. Miss Murray's knowledge makes the most complicated of subjects , like Egypt's Gods and Goddess' understandable and interesting though I must make the point again that this book is no bedtime story and it is at times work to get through.
I am glad I have finally read this book I can now use it as reference and not have to read it back to front again.
- Egypt To The End Of The Old Kingdom
Cyril Aldred McGraw-Hill Company New York 1974 ISBN: 9780070009950 This short book is particularly for the young as it is easy to read and understand with good reliable information. Part of what makes this book accessible to all ages is a good assortment...
- Five Books That Will Make Great Gifts
If you have an Egyptophile on your gift list and you do not know what to get them here are 5 books well worth reading. 1. The Secret of the Great Pyramid by Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin Though more than 4500 years old the authors convincingly read...
- The World Of The Pharaoh's, A Complete Guide To Ancient Egypt
Christine Hobson Thames & Hudson New York ISBN: 0-500-27560-2 1987 The author starts out strong in its introduction with an interesting overview of Pharaonic history leading into the archaeologists who discovered the various epoch's of Egypt's...
- The Golden King: The World Of Tutankhamun
Zahi Hawass National Geographic Cairo 2004 ISBN 977 424 836 8 This thankfully small and beautiful book is by the Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass. The book is an excellent read for a younger audience in...
- Valley Of The Golden Mummies
Zahi Hawass Harry N. Abrams. INC. New York 2000 ISBN 0-8109-3942-8 This large and picturesque book is by the undefiable head of Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass. The author opens his book with a record of his accomplishments...